Art Lesson

draw. . .

the line of birds

              across the azure canopy,

the tender flow

         of a child's jaw,

the length of the pathway

          from the shadow to the light,

the colors of yesterday

        when the sun

                  closed his eyes,

the curve of a graceful dancer's 

          extended arm,

the branches of the pine

       scraping the clouds,

the stream of tears

      glowing on your face,

the flow of a brook       

        along the ground,

the melody arcing

                           out of a softly played guitar,

the edges of the foam

                    on the sandy shore,

the hair on your head

                               as the breeze moves through,

the smile on the face

         of a peaceful dreamer,             

the fresh edge

      of a newly formed rose,

the thread of connection

      between you and I,

the flames of love

        in your eyes. . .

draw. . .

   the blank page of

               hope

and all the 

                      promises

yet to be . . .

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I missed my bus this morning so I picked a word (draw)

and wrote a poem about it

to pass the time . . ..

maybe I like this one and will work on it

a bit more

maybe not .  .   . but I like it . . .

While editing the poem and setting it here in the blog I listened to this album . . . a raw and tender guitar play with a few atmospheric sounds added . ..  lovely and peaceful.

The Journey Home
by Roy Merriam :

Royalty-free music for professional licensing

Tender Peacefulness

A lovely album
full of birdsong
and wind chime
and
with heartfelt
guitar melodies . . .
tender strumming which brings
a peacefulness which descends
into the listener's atmosphere
as if the rays of the golden sun
were charming all the heart-ache
away . ..
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